unwillingly

Definition of unwillingly in English English dictionary: In an unwilling or uncooperative manner; {a} not with good will, backwardly; in an unwilling manner; "he had sinned against her unwillingly"; reluctantly, hesitatingly, grudgingly; in an unwilling manner; "he had sinned against her unwillingly; {a} loathly
unwilling: involuntary
unwilling: reluctant
unwilling: {a} not willing, not inclined, loth
unwilling: Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant
unwilling: in spite of contrary volition not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant
unwilling: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"
unwilling: in spite of contrary volition
unwilling: {s} reluctant, averse, indisposed
unwilling: If you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it and will not agree to do it. Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it. willing + unwillingness un·will·ing·ness their unwillingness to accept responsibility for mistakes
unwilling: You can use unwilling to describe someone who does not really want to do the thing they are doing. A youthful teacher, he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics = reluctant + unwillingly un·will·ing·ly My beard had started to grow, and I had unwillingly complied with the order to shave it off Unwillingly, she moved aside. = reluctantly

unwillingly

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un·will·ing·ly

ınwîlîngli

/ənˈwələɴɢlē/ /ənˈwɪlɪŋliː/

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